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The Code of Touch: How Louis Braille’s Fingers Forged a Universal Language for the Blind

Estimated read time 6 min read

Discover the genius of Braille, a revolutionary writing system born from a French teenager’s ingenuity. We explore how its simple six-dot cell unlocked literacy for millions, transcending language and culture to become a universal code of touch. This is the story of how fingers forged a language, forever changing the world for the blind and visually impaired.